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1790
Congress declared a preference for immigration from Eroupe. It passed a law definig who could becom a citizen if a peron was not born here. Citisendhip was possible for only someonee who was "a free white person". This barred any African American or Asian immigrant from becoming a citizen -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Said that no Chineese laborer could enter the United States for 10 years. (Chinese professionals were still allowed to immigrate.) -
1880-1920
One of the heaviest periods of immigration in American history came between 1880-1920 when some 25 million immigrants arrived. Most came from form the countries of Southern and Eastern Europe-- parts of the world that were unfamiliar to many Americans. They saw these new immigrants as very different from themselves. -
Quota act of 1921
Controlled how many immigrants from each country, 3% of the last census -
Immigration act of 1924
introduved a wuato system by country: Wasch contry's immigant were limited to 2% of foreign-born residents form that country lested in the U.S. Census of 1890. This formula favored groups that had been in the United States for a long time -
1965 immigration reform act
abolished the quota system based on national origin. -
1986 Immigration Reform and Contol Act
slow illegal immigation by punishing employers who knowingly hired undocumented immigrants. He wanted to offer a way for long-term, undocumeented immgrants to become legal -
Immigration Act of 1990
said that no country account for more than 7% of totla immigrants, The law also considered a person's education and skills, In addition the 1990 law set up s special cotefories for war refugees or close relatives of American Citizens -
ImmigrationAct of 1996
It increased the border patrol staff and stiffened penalties for creating false citizenship papers or smuggling undoucment workers -
Bush's Failed Bill
late in his president George W. Bush committed himsel to baking a bill to address all immigation issues. The vill also would habe fined undocumented immigrants and require them toj fulfill certain obligations before they could apply for citizenship. Republicans hated saying it amounted to amnesty, Senate voted the bill down.
